Autohome Maggiolina Airlander Plus vs Wild Land Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120
The Autohome Maggiolina Airlander Plus and the Wild Land Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 are both hardshell tents in the same part of the market, which makes them a genuine head-to-head rather than a comparison across categories. Autohome and Wild Land take noticeably different approaches to the same problem.
On weight they are effectively level — 72 kg against 71 kg — so the roof load question resolves the same way for both. Floor area is close to identical at 2.47 m² and 2.44 m², so neither wins on sleeping room. Headroom separates them further: 126 cm in the Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 against 92 cm, which is the difference between sitting up to dress and doing it lying down. Autohome does not publish a list price for the Maggiolina Airlander Plus, so a direct cost comparison means getting a quote from a dealer.
They open differently: the Maggiolina Airlander Plus is a pop-up and the Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 a clamshell. That is not cosmetic — it decides whether headroom is even across the tent or tapers towards one end, and how much of the roof the tent occupies when closed. The Maggiolina Airlander Plus uses 100% fiberglass with insulated honeycomb roof panel; the Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 uses aluminium honeycomb with silver coating. Canvas differs too: dralon acrylic, waterproof and breathable against 210D ripstop poly-oxford 3000mm outer; 600D rip-stop oxford PU2000mm inner and floor. The Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 adds a heater or HVAC port and the ability to carry cargo on the shell, which the Maggiolina Airlander Plus does not offer. Closed, the Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 sits 12 cm lower on the roof — 18 cm against 30 cm — which is drag you carry on every mile you are not camping.
Autohome
Maggiolina Airlander Plus
The original Italian hardshell, sized Medium here. It opens on a handwheel rather than gas struts, and uses Dralon acrylic instead of poly-cotton — the only tent in this database with either. The 30 cm closed height is among the lowest of any pop-up.
- Handwheel opening, no gas struts to fail
- Dralon acrylic resists mould better than cotton blends
- 25 mm insulated sandwich base
- 4 cm mattress, thinnest here
Wild Land
Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120
The Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120 is a two-person clamshell hardshell with rear entry and an aluminium-honeycomb shell, packing to a slim 18 cm. It sets up in under 60 seconds and includes dimmable LED lighting, an integrated diesel heater port, roof crossbars and a 7 cm layered mattress.
- Slim 18 cm closed profile with quick clamshell setup
- Integrated diesel heater port and roof crossbars
- 7 cm layered mattress included
- Only a single ventilation opening
Which one to pick
These two are closely matched on the numbers that usually decide it. Read the feature rows below — heater port, skylight, annex — and let whichever of those you will actually use break the tie.
Every specification, side by side
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Type | Hardshell | Hardshell |
| Opening style | Pop-up | Clamshell |
| Sleeps | 2 | 2 |
| Season rating | 4-season | — |
| List price | — | $2,450 |
| Weight and size | ||
| Weight | 159 lb— worst of the tents compared | 157 lb— best of the tents compared |
| Packed length | 6 ft 11 in— best of the tents compared | 7 ft 3 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Packed width | 4 ft 9 in— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 4 in— best of the tents compared |
| Packed height | 11.8 in— worst of the tents compared | 7.1 in— best of the tents compared |
| Living space | ||
| Sleeping length | 5 ft 11 in— worst of the tents compared | 6 ft 9 in— best of the tents compared |
| Sleeping width | 4 ft 6 in— best of the tents compared | 3 ft 10 in— worst of the tents compared |
| Floor area | 26.6 sq ft— best of the tents compared | 26.3 sq ft— worst of the tents compared |
| Interior height | 3 ft— worst of the tents compared | 4 ft 2 in— best of the tents compared |
| Mattress thickness | 1.6 in— worst of the tents compared | 2.8 in— best of the tents compared |
| Setup and build | ||
| Setup timeManufacturer's claim where published; otherwise estimated from tent type. Expect longer in practice. | ~60 secest. | 60 sec |
| Shell material | 100% fiberglass with insulated honeycomb roof panel | Aluminium honeycomb with silver coating |
| Fabric | Dralon acrylic, waterproof and breathable | 210D ripstop poly-oxford 3000mm outer; 600D rip-stop oxford PU2000mm inner and floor |
| Warranty | — | — |
| Features | ||
| Integrated LED lighting | Yes | Yes |
| Heater / HVAC port | No | Yes |
| Roof skylight | No | — |
| Annex available | — | — |
| Solar ready | No | — |
| Carries cargo on top | No | Yes |
| Sources | ||
| Last verified | Autohome product page | Wild Land product page |
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Or read the full spec sheets for the Autohome Maggiolina Airlander Plus and the Wild Land Bush Cruiser V2 Pro 120.